Bochum vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction & Betting Tips (9 November)

Bochum's start to the season is absolutely catastrophic. In fact, this training only offered a small point after 9 days. Only Saarebrück in 1963 and Greuther Fürth in 2021 have done worse in the history of the Bundesliga and the maintenance of the VFL at the end of the season already seems very hypothetical since it is already 7 lengths behind the first non-relegation team. Barely named on the bench at the start of the week, new coach Dieter Hecking will try to stop a terrible series of 6 defeats in a row conceded recently. In recent weeks, Bochum has been dominated by Hoffenheim 3-1, Bayern Munich 0-5 and finally Eintracht Frankfurt 7-2 last weekend . For its part, Bayer Leverkusen is not having a good first part of the season at the height of what he experienced last year when he amazed the football world by obtaining his first German championship title while remaining undefeated throughout the season.

Much less successful, Xabi Alonso's men are currently at the foot of the podium, already 7 points behind the leader, Bayern Munich. The Factory 11 have won just one of their last 5 league games and have been held to a draw by Werder Bremen 2-2 and Stuttgart 0-0 in recent weeks. Worse still, this week, Bayer learned a real lesson on Liverpool's field in the Champions League 4-0. We will therefore have to bounce back for the reigning champion.

Bochum will still be deprived of a few elements for this part. Indeed, defender Bernardo and attacker Baldé who have still not recovered from their respective physical problems. The player on loan from Monaco, Myron Boadu, who has scored 2 goals this season, is also on the flank. Finally, replacement goalkeeper Rieman is still suspended for doping. With 2 goals scored, the midfielders of Wit and Bero are the most prolific elements of this formation while the center forward Hofmann finally unlocked his counter last week.

As during the trip to Anfield in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, the former Ligue 1 players such as defenders Mukiélé (PSG) and Belocian (ex-Rennes) and striker Adli (ex-Toulouse) who are all injured at the moment. Otherwise, Xabi Alonso can still count on his usual executives like the formidable talented pistons Grimaldo and Frimpong, from midfielder Xhaka or the nugget Florian Wirtz (4 goals, 2 assists in the Bundesliga, 3 goals in C1). With 6 goals to his credit in the Bundesliga, the Nigerian Boniface is the top scorer of this team.